John N. Mitchell

John Newton Mitchell (15 September 1913-9 November 1988) was US Attorney General (R) from 21 January 1969 to 10 March 1972, succeeding Ramsey Clark and preceding Richard Kleindienst.

Biography
Joh Newton Mitchell was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States on 15 September 1913, and he grew up on Long Island in New York. He practiced law in New York City from 1938 to 1969 and becmae known as a successful municipal bond lawyer. He served as bond counsel to Governor Nelson Rockefeller during the 1960s, and he met Richard Nixon in 1962. They became close friends, and he served as Attorney General under Nixon from 1969 to 1972; he embodied Nixon's "law and order" policies, particularly during anti-war demonstrations. He served as president of Nixon's 1972 presidential campaign, and he committed numerous crimes during the Watergate scandal. Mitchell was sentenced to prison in 1977 and served 19 months, and he died in Washington DC in 1988.